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This unique study bridges the history of the Crusades with the history of Armenian nationalism and Christianity. To the Crusaders, Armenian Christians presented the only reliable allies in Anatolia and Asia Minor, and were pivotal in the founding of the Crusader principalities of Edessa, Antioch, Jerusalem and Tripoli. The Anatolian kingdom of Cilicia was founded by the Roupenian dynasty (mid 10th to late 11th century), and grew under the collective rule of the Hetumian dynasty (late 12th to mid 14th century). After confrontations with Byzantium, the Seljuks and the Mongols, the Second Crusade led to the crowning of the first Cilician king despite opposition from Byzantium. Following the Third Crusade, power shifted in Cilicia to the Lusignans of Cyprus (mid to late 14th century), culminating in the final collapse of the kingdom at the hands of the Egyptian Mamluks.
Our millennium-old romance with the tales of the ancient Silk Road
continues to fascinate us all and shows no signs of abating. Like a
phoenix repeatedly rising from its ashes, the memories of the
road's ordeals and achievements constantly turn our attention to
images of heavily laden camel caravans treading their way amidst a
dusty twilight of churning haze. In our minds we bring to life the
harmonic footsteps of the camel trains that reduce the sinking sun
in the far horizon into a pale reddish disc. Yet like erect
sentries, the surrounding majestic snow-capped mountains beckoned
the entrepreneurial merchants on foot to riches hidden deep in
valleys accessed only through high and perilous passes. These
courageous men were the catalyst not only for the trade of their
earthly goods but also of the less tangible commodities that
promised the receptive ears a paradise in heaven.
Our millennium-old romance with the tales of the ancient Silk Road
continues to fascinate us all and shows no signs of abating. Like a
phoenix repeatedly rising from its ashes, the memories of the
road's ordeals and achievements constantly turn our attention to
images of heavily laden camel caravans treading their way amidst a
dusty twilight of churning haze. In our minds we bring to life the
harmonic footsteps of the camel trains that reduce the sinking sun
in the far horizon into a pale reddish disc. Yet like erect
sentries, the surrounding majestic snow-capped mountains beckoned
the entrepreneurial merchants on foot to riches hidden deep in
valleys accessed only through high and perilous passes. These
courageous men were the catalyst not only for the trade of their
earthly goods but also of the less tangible commodities that
promised the receptive ears a paradise in heaven.
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